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| Cuba's Fidel Castro 'doing well' | Cuba's Fidel Castro 'doing well' |
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| Speculation that the health of former Cuban President Fidel Castro has worsened has been dismissed by the visiting Argentine president. | |
| President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said Mr Castro, 82, seemed healthy, after she had an hour of talks with him in Havana. | |
| Meanwhile, Cuban President Raul Castro said his older brother was "exercising, thinking a lot, reading a lot". | Meanwhile, Cuban President Raul Castro said his older brother was "exercising, thinking a lot, reading a lot". |
| Fidel Castro has not appeared publicly since his intestinal surgery in 2006. | Fidel Castro has not appeared publicly since his intestinal surgery in 2006. |
| He stepped down as president in February 2008. | He stepped down as president in February 2008. |
| No new pictures | No new pictures |
| Ms Fernandez said she held talks with Fidel Castro on Wednesday, saying that he seemed healthy. | Ms Fernandez said she held talks with Fidel Castro on Wednesday, saying that he seemed healthy. |
| Fidel Castro's last known photograph was released last year | Fidel Castro's last known photograph was released last year |
| "I was with Fidel about an hour," she said. "We talked a lot about [US President Barack] Obama. | "I was with Fidel about an hour," she said. "We talked a lot about [US President Barack] Obama. |
| "He had a very good impression of Obama and he seemed to believe what he said," she told reporters. | "He had a very good impression of Obama and he seemed to believe what he said," she told reporters. |
| No pictures of the talks were immediately released. | No pictures of the talks were immediately released. |
| Ms Fernandez is the first foreign leader to see Fidel Castro since Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met him on 28 November, said Associated Press news agency. | Ms Fernandez is the first foreign leader to see Fidel Castro since Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met him on 28 November, said Associated Press news agency. |
| "Now you know that Fidel is fine, and not like the rumours around here," Raul Castro said, as he accompanied Mrs Fernandez to Havana's airport. | "Now you know that Fidel is fine, and not like the rumours around here," Raul Castro said, as he accompanied Mrs Fernandez to Havana's airport. |
| "Soon I'm going to make a trip to Europe. Do you think I could leave from here if Fidel was gravely ill?" | "Soon I'm going to make a trip to Europe. Do you think I could leave from here if Fidel was gravely ill?" |
| He said his brother was helping him with his duties. | He said his brother was helping him with his duties. |
| Fidel Castro also did not attend celebrations earlier this month for the 50th anniversary of Cuba's revolution, which saw him take power. | Fidel Castro also did not attend celebrations earlier this month for the 50th anniversary of Cuba's revolution, which saw him take power. |
| His absence further fuelled rumours that his health had badly deteriorated. | His absence further fuelled rumours that his health had badly deteriorated. |